The bcs is a big sham

[Blue In Ohio]

Well here is a true rant and rave. I think it's a joke that only the "chosen ones" get the opportunity to play for a NC when there are other teams in the country who are also unbeaten. Last year Utah showed it belonged when it defeated Alabama and Boise did when it defeated Oklahoma and spanked Oregon this season. Things like this make me want to become an NFL fan because as boring as NFL is atleast there is a true champion and not this bullshit southern crybaby vs southern crybaby championship game every year so we can find out which team in the south is the best team in the south. It's not right that the other undefeated teams have no chance no matter what they do. I don't think any of the other undefeated teams should be left out. I'm sure the kids on these teams are crushed when they finish the season undefeated and have no chance. The whole thing is very unamerican and I don't support it one bit. I won't even bother to watch it because I could care less which southern team lobbied harder to get there. Texas should have been beaten the other night and if not for some bs penalty they would have been. Did the BCS see any of that? What makes anybody think they belong? Who have they beat? The big 12 is no better this year than many of these conferences where teams go undefeated and have no chance at playing for the nc. The NCAA is a joke!

[The Michigan Man]

Unfortunately, I do believe that the BCS gave us the top 2 teams. I was really hoping that Alabama would have lost to Auburn, beat Florida, and then Nebraska would have beat Texas. That would have caused major problems with teams like TCU and Cincy undefeated, and might have forced at least a plus 1 playoff in the near future.

[bleed maize & blue]

I agree that the BCS is a big fat joke, especially when you here that there are 120 teams every year vying for the national chanpionship. There are only about 64 teams that have any shot when you figure that no team outside of the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, ACC, Big East, and PAC 10 will ever get the ranking to get in the BCS game. This year was a perfect example of why there is a need for a playoff. 5 Teams go through the regular seson undefeated and the voters and sportswriters that don't watch but a handful of games all season pick the teams. There could two undefeated teams like TCU and Boise State that will get jumped by a 1 or two loss team from one of the supposedly power confrences guranteed. You will here coaches like MAck Brown and Urban Meyer piss and moan that the schedules that they paly makes there teams and confrences superior. It is a bunch of bull.

[1OSUNUT]

The BCS got it right this year. The best two teams played. Boise looked good in their game - but do you honestly think that they could beat Alabama ? If the only criteria for getting to the championship game was an unbeaten record - then teams would water down their schedule even more. Maybe the Big West champions should play the Ivy champion for the NC if both are unbeaten.

I hate the BCS just as much as the next guy - but it's not going anywhere. I would love a plus one game - thats all. Alabama vs Boise State would make me happy this year and would give us a solid NC. Cincy was unbeaten - after watching Florida destroy them do you think they belong in the NC game ? No way.

We will never have a playoff - maybe we can pull for a plus one game to make a situation like this year come to a more exact and final ending.

[FLex500]

The BCS got it right this year. The best two teams played. Boise looked good in their game - but do you honestly think that they could beat Alabama ? If the only criteria for getting to the championship game was an unbeaten record - then teams would water down their schedule even more. Maybe the Big West champions should play the Ivy champion for the NC if both are unbeaten.

I hate the BCS just as much as the next guy - but it's not going anywhere. I would love a plus one game - thats all. Alabama vs Boise State would make me happy this year and would give us a solid NC. Cincy was unbeaten - after watching Florida destroy them do you think they belong in the NC game ? No way.

We will never have a playoff - maybe we can pull for a plus one game to make a situation like this year come to a more exact and final ending.
i think we are on the same page...I am against some big 12 or 16 team playoff. But life a plus one...essentially a four game playoff or at the MOST an 8 team playoff.

The above is just a slight tweak i wish they would fcking do it! Think about this if there was an 8 team playoff you'd have to win a lot games AND AND AND have a tough schedule to get into that top 8 so the regular season would still kick ass.

would hurt regular season if over 12 team playoff IMO.

[bleed maize & blue]

The BCS got it right this year. The best two teams played. Boise looked good in their game - but do you honestly think that they could beat Alabama ? If the only criteria for getting to the championship game was an unbeaten record - then teams would water down their schedule even more. Maybe the Big West champions should play the Ivy champion for the NC if both are unbeaten.

I hate the BCS just as much as the next guy - but it's not going anywhere. I would love a plus one game - thats all. Alabama vs Boise State would make me happy this year and would give us a solid NC. Cincy was unbeaten - after watching Florida destroy them do you think they belong in the NC game ? No way.

We will never have a playoff - maybe we can pull for a plus one game to make a situation like this year come to a more exact and final ending.


Gee wasn't the same thing said last year when Alabama got their asses handed to them by Utah....Utah didn't have a chance against the mighty SEC. Or how about wehn Bosie was supposed to get trampled by Oklahoma and Adrian Peterson. That vaughted Bama defense last night didn't look so good to me against a true freshman QB it is all over blown hype by a bunch of douche bags that watch one or two games and tell everyone how great the SEC is when they blowout teams like Charleston Southern and The Citadel. During the game last night I got so nausiated by Musseberger and Herbstreit drooling all over Alabama's nuts I had to turn the game off. After McCoy got hurt on what the 5th play of the game they couldn't stop over hyping Bama's D. Don't get me wrong Mack Brown is no better wither when he tells everyone how great Texas is and how the Big 12 winner should jump over a undefeated team that doesn't play in a BCS confrence even if they have 1 or 2 losses it is pathetic. Now there is this ass clown that is in charge of the BCS telling everyone that a playoff is bad for student atheletes in big time college footbal but not in 1-aa. He gave some lame horse shit excuss about attendence and all that other horse shit. You mean to tell me that fans would not sell out the Big House or the Horseshoe for a few extra games a year if the playoff game was there and Michigan or Ohio State was the home team. Ok I am done ranting on this until next fall I think.

Cheers,

[Wolvrin704]

Gee wasn't the same thing said last year when Alabama got their asses handed to them by Utah....Utah didn't have a chance against the mighty SEC. Or how about wehn Bosie was supposed to get trampled by Oklahoma and Adrian Peterson. That vaughted Bama defense last night didn't look so good to me against a true freshman QB it is all over blown hype by a bunch of douche bags that watch one or two games and tell everyone how great the SEC is when they blowout teams like Charleston Southern and The Citadel. During the game last night I got so nausiated by Musseberger and Herbstreit drooling all over Alabama's nuts I had to turn the game off. After McCoy got hurt on what the 5th play of the game they couldn't stop over hyping Bama's D. Don't get me wrong Mack Brown is no better wither when he tells everyone how great Texas is and how the Big 12 winner should jump over a undefeated team that doesn't play in a BCS confrence even if they have 1 or 2 losses it is pathetic. Now there is this ass clown that is in charge of the BCS telling everyone that a playoff is bad for student atheletes in big time college footbal but not in 1-aa. He gave some lame horse shit excuss about attendence and all that other horse shit. You mean to tell me that fans would not sell out the Big House or the Horseshoe for a few extra games a year if the playoff game was there and Michigan or Ohio State was the home team. Ok I am done ranting on this until next fall I think.

Cheers,

I agree, NCAA has no problems selling out stadiums all season. The NFL has no problems selling out playoff games in January. In lower divisions the NCAA has no problems with playoffs, nor with an extended 64 team/3 week playoff in basketball. Not to mention all the basketball league tournys, baseball tourneys and hockey tourneys.

Bowl games are sacred cows to the NCAA.

[rickyleach]

Gordon gee says we have more important things to worry about in our country then a college football playoff, plus 95 percent of all college prez dont want it.

[The Michigan Man]

The BCS got it right this year. The best two teams played. Boise looked good in their game - but do you honestly think that they could beat Alabama ? If the only criteria for getting to the championship game was an unbeaten record - then teams would water down their schedule even more. Maybe the Big West champions should play the Ivy champion for the NC if both are unbeaten.

I hate the BCS just as much as the next guy - but it's not going anywhere. I would love a plus one game - thats all. Alabama vs Boise State would make me happy this year and would give us a solid NC. Cincy was unbeaten - after watching Florida destroy them do you think they belong in the NC game ? No way.

We will never have a playoff - maybe we can pull for a plus one game to make a situation like this year come to a more exact and final ending.

This year is a perfect example of another flaw of the BCS - robbing fans of the playoff process. Sure, I think they picked the right 2 teams (if only 2 teams are handpicked). But that means the fans only get one game that has championship implications. And this year, with McCoy going out in the first series, the matchup basically sucked, despite Texas' run at the end.

If there was a playoff that went over multiple weeks, like the NFL, many of those games would be exciting. In the NFL, there have been plenty of Super Bowls that were blow-outs - however, there are always exciting games during the wild card weekend, divisional games, and conference finals. Since we get 9-10 games, it isn't as painful when a handful suck. In college, since we only get one truly meaningful game, if it sucks, it sort of leaves you with an empty feeling. The past four years, the BCS championship game has basically sucked.

[shirc]

Gordon gee says we have more important things to worry about in our country then a college football playoff, plus 95 percent of all college prez dont want it.

The bcs got it right this year, but they usually don't. God bless Gordon Gee but he and the other 95% of college presidents are wrong.

[amazinblue]

No one has a crystal ball and can say with absolute certainty that Bama would - or would not - have defeated Boise State. The argument posed regarding Utah against Bama last year is very good - as is the result of the Oklahoma - Boise State game a few years ago, when no one gave Boise a snowball's chance in hell of beating the Sooners.

I think you need eight teams - the conference champs from the six majors with room for two more "at-large" or similar invitations (perferably not ND, but I know that won't happen).

The four major bowls start the festivities - and they conclude in late January. That would allow all the other bowls to take place - AND generate interest in the four - since, I'm pretty sure, people would like to follow them and make their own opinions (or wagers) about what team would win it all..

[tpilews]

would hurt regular season if over 12 team playoff IMO.

Depends on what your measure of "hurt" is...

Teams already water down their schedule because every game means everything is on the line.

My personal opinion is that a playoff, such as a 16 team playoff, could better the regular season. Yeah, each game is less meaningful, but you can have better match ups. I'd love to see UM play a couple SEC teams, a big 12 team, and ND as their OOC schedule, instead of EMU, DSU, and WMU. Lot of fun those games were.

If you're a team that does schedule grueling non-conference match ups, and you lose one or two, then conference games become do-or-die. Win the conference and you get in.

I think that's the only way to go.